Living with Legends

Want to make somebody who lives in the hotel (or aspires to that honor) happy this year?  Below is a wish list:

1. What would you like for the Holidays?
Robert Shaw: a Passage to New York.

Mia Hanson: a Kirlian Camera and an orgone aura.

Hawk Alfredson: 23 daze in space.

Rita Barros: a plane ticket to Portugal.

Name Withheld: a lawyer at my beck and call around the clock.

Dahlia: an all expense paid vacation to Paris.

Ed: a foosball table.  Oh wait, I already have one!

2. What do you recommend for the Hotel Chelsea fans on your list?
Robert Shaw: a passage to New York.
Mia Hanson: a genuine H.C. genie and an oscillating Kirlian camera.
Rita Barros: a lobster dinner at El Quijote next door.
Dalhia: a Chelsea t-shirt, umbrella, or a copy of Arthur Weinstein’s original artwork of Sid Vicious against the profile of the railing and the Chelsea Hotel sign.
Debbie: Dee Dee Ramone’s unpublished autographical manuscript so they can pass it off as their own–and say they wrote it at the Chelsea for that extra special marketing touch.

And hey, talk about dreams coming true: Robert Shaw, our correspondent from Australia, better known (to some) as Carrie Bedsore and/or Cherrie Ramone, has already had his wish granted and he’ll be heading on up to the top of the world in February for a stay at the Chelsea.  How’s that for the power of this legendary edifice to fulfill your deepest, most secret desires?  I kid you not, fellow Chelseaites and kindred untamed spirits, so whatever you do, keep on dreaming.  Maybe you too will get a holiday visit from the H.C. genie.
(Photo: Chelsea Hotel, 2002)